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3000 Scholarships to be offered in Five Years Staff Report LAHORE (September 28, 2017): The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Thursday organised an award ceremony for a new batch of 3,000 Afghan students under Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarship Programme. These students will pursue their higher education in different universities of Pakistan …

Staff Report LAHORE (Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017) A citizen has approached Sessions Court against alleged harassment by FIA and Rotary International’s District Governor Faiza Qamar in the case of fraud for issuing a Canadian visa. Petitioner Muhammad Hasan has submitted in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Fayaz …

Pay raise must be linked with performance: HEC Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed It is just a recommendation so far: PHEC DG Dr. Shahid Soroya LAHORE: Despite poor performance of public sector universities in the international rankings, Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) has proposed another major salary raise for the vice …

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Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan jointly organised a ceremony to celebrate the International Day of Peace here at the Convention Centre on Thursday. The celebration also marked the launch of Young Peace and Development Corps (YPDC), comprising a number of students …

Lahore: Government of Punjab has decided to setup UET at Rahim Yar Khan, very first engineering & technology university in Southern Punjab. Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab demanded funds from finance ministry for the establishment of said university. As per details available with The Educationist, there will be some reserved …

Prime Minister’s Laptops Scheme is for Talented Students with the main objective of this scheme being an attempt to enhance the scope of research and quality education in the country and increase the access to Information Technology. In phase 1, 2 & 3, 300,000 laptops have been distributed among talented …

In a detailed special report compiled by a civil intelligence agency, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, there are a total of 4,965 A Category schools in 10 districts of the province. The figure is up from the initial total of 4,943. The report points to an increase in the number of missing observation posts, walkthrough gates, scanners, bunkers, concrete barriers, zigzag barriers at entry/exit points, armed security guards and snipers. At the same time, the number of institutions where mock security exercises were not conducted also increased. ... See MoreSee Less